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Lot 2912

700.00 HKD

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1862 Amoy (5 Feb) to Hong Kong. Entire letter, sent "p Aden". On reverse with Chinese manuscript. The content was mostly about export of

1862 Amoy (5 Feb) to Hong Kong. Entire letter, sent "p Aden". On reverse with Chinese manuscript. The content was mostly about export of tea from Amoy to USA by steamship Ioharma Kalkmann. Early pre-adhesive mail from Amoy is very scarce. 1862.2.5 廈門寄香港。郵簡，寫有“p Aden”郵船批注。背面寫有中文批注。內容有關自廈門經輪船出口茶葉至美國。早期廈門史前封十分難得。

Lot 2914

42,000.00 HKD

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1865 Amoy (26 Oct) to USA, sent ‘1-9-1/2” and set “via Southampton”, f.w. Hong Kong QV 4c + 18c + 24c, tied by Webb type A Amoy

1865 Amoy (26 Oct) to USA, sent ‘1-9-1/2” and set “via Southampton”, f.w. Hong Kong QV 4c + 18c + 24c, tied by Webb type A Amoy Paid cds in red. Transit Hong Kong (28 Oct) and further applied B62 obliterator on adhesive. Transit London (22 Dec). Showing “5 CENTS” h.s. With Holcombe signature. When Amoy BPO was established, the stamped covers were required to bring to Hong Kong Post Office for sorting where QV stamps would be cancelled again by B62 obliterator. At the origin Amoy, the red Amoy Paid red cds has been cancelled as well. This method was adopted before the use of A1 and D27 obliterator. Pearson recorded about 16 stamps QV stamps applied with this cds while Webb recorded 13. Provenance: Admiral George C. Dyer 1865.10.26 廈門寄美國，寫有“1-9-1/2′郵資及“via Southampton”批丕，貼香港維多利亞女皇像4仙 + 18仙 +24仙，銷少見Webb A型廈門英局已付紅色日戳。10.28經香港，貼票再鈐B62殺手戳。12.22經倫敦。鈐“5CENTS”戳記。帶Holcombe簽署。在廈門英國客郵局成立之初，貼票之信封需經香港分揀，並再銷B62殺手戳。在始發地廈門則使用此紅色已付日戳，隨後被A1及D27殺手戳取而代之。Pearson記錄共有十六件貼票封使用廈門已付日戳，Webb記錄則有13件。源流: Admiral George C. Dyer

Hong Kong

Japan

Lot 2915

1,500.00 HKD

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1874 Amoy (4 Nov) to USA, applied with Amoy BPO index A cds on reverse, matching with "USS Yangtzie, Amoy Nov 2. 1874" annotation on front.

1874 Amoy (4 Nov) to USA, applied with Amoy BPO index A cds on reverse, matching with "USS Yangtzie, Amoy Nov 2. 1874" annotation on front. Transit Hong Kong (4 Nov) with "PAID ALL" cds and f.w. Hong Kong QV 8cc, tied by B62 obliterator. Transit San Francisco (19 Dec). Since 1 Nov 1867, Hong Kong to USA via San Francisco mail only charged 8c per 1/2oz and were applied with Hong Kong Paid All cds. 2005 (25 Jun) Zurich Asia, lot 795. 1874.11.4 廈門寄美國，背面鈐廈門英局A字始發日戳。正面寫有“USS Yangtzie, Amoy Nov 2. 1874”批注。11.4經香港，鈐PAID ALL紅色日戳。貼維多利亞女皇像8仙，銷B62殺手戳。12.19經三藩市。自1867年11月1日，香港經三藩市寄美國郵件每半盎司僅收取8仙，並蓋上香港PAID ALL戳記。2005.6.25 蘇黎世亞洲，拍品號795。

Japan

Hong ong King George V

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

Japan

Lot 2930

6,500.00 HKD

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1869 Yokohama (25 Jun) to USA via UK, applied with Yokohama BPO origin cds on reverse. On front f.w. Hong Kong QV 30c + 12c, in total of

1869 Yokohama (25 Jun) to USA via UK, applied with Yokohama BPO origin cds on reverse. On front f.w. Hong Kong QV 30c + 12c, in total of 42c, tied by B62 obliterator, matching with Hong Kong cds (6 Jul) on reverse. Further transit London (22 Aug). The cover was first marked "1/9" in which 1d was for rate to Hong Kong. Then was changed to "1/8" which corresponds to 24c Southampton route rate and 16c trans-Atlantic rate. Addressee in US probably had to pay 3c out of 5c US inland rate only given the "2CENTS" applied in the UK. 1869.6.25 橫濱經英國寄美國，背面鈐橫濱英局始發日戳。正貼香港維多利亞女皇像30仙 + 12仙，合42仙，銷B62殺手戳，另鈐香港7.6中轉戳。8.22經倫敦。封面先寫有“1/9”郵資，當中1便士支付寄香港郵資，並改作“1/8” ，即可解釋24仙修咸頓郵路郵資 + 16仙跨太平洋郵資。美國國內郵資為5分，但由於鈐“2CENTS”戳記，故收件人應只需付3分。

Hong ong King George V

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

Hong ong King George V

Lot 3117

1,500.00 HKD

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1929 and 1940 a pair of Hong Kong to French Indochina covers, f.w. KGV 10c and KGVI 25c respectively, tied by Sheung Wan Webb type G and N

1929 and 1940 a pair of Hong Kong to French Indochina covers, f.w. KGV 10c and KGVI 25c respectively, tied by Sheung Wan Webb type G and N cds. Both with Qiaopiju vertical cachet. 1940 cover was censored in French Indochina. 1929及1940年一對香港寄印支封，分別貼佐治五世10仙及佐治六世2角5分，均銷上環 Webb G型及N型日戳，另鈐潮幫批信局直戳。1940年封於印支檢查並重封。

Hong Kong Queen Victoria

Lot 3232

1,200.00 HKD

Live

1880s a pair of covers from Hong Kong to Kwong San Hong, Singapore, both f.w. Hong Kong QV issues for 20c, tied by B62

1880s a pair of covers from Hong Kong to Kwong San Hong, Singapore, both f.w. Hong Kong QV issues for 20c, tied by B62 obliterator, alongside with Hong Kong cds and Singapore arrival cds. Covers roughly opened. One with original letter. 1880年代一對香港寄新加坡廣生行封，均貼香港維多利亞女皇像票合20仙，銷B62殺手戳，旁鈐香港日戳及新加坡到達戳。封一側打開。其中一件附原信。